The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-01-15


that the air may escape, otherwise the
may burst in the oven.
Constant change of stock gives 70
. no opportunity to realize tho full valu
.. OF any breed, however good Cincig
natl Times. ~
I'm Europe farmers prefer q;
sheep for wool on soils contaip> "a
as they say on such soils y
wool is better. ne has used
muriatic acid toIihe same, Is always
Burnt alum w;Alot possibly do any
handy and>50 journal.
harm, Stains upon cloth or upon the
Il may be removed by rubbing them
barthe juice of ripe tomatoes. If APP
Pfied Immediately, powdered starch
will also take stains out of table linen.
Left on the spot few hours, it absorbs
every trace of the stain. Boston Posi-.
To cure cracks in ball of fingers or
thumbs, take CASTLE soap the size OF an
egg, two tablespoonfuls ground ginger.
Shave the soap fine, and with little
soft water mix soap and ginger to the
consistency of paste; spread on the
hands at night; sleep in gloves. A few
applications viii eaee.-PhaadetphIG
Press.
Starch Gloss: Take two ounces of
fine white gum arabic (powdered); put
it in a pitcher and pour in pint OF
cold water. Let it stand all night. In
the morning carefully pour all but the
dregs into a clean bottle; cork tight and
keep for use. A tablespoonful stirred
into pint OF starch will add luster to
to the linen. Toledo Blade.
Grape Pie: Pop the pulps of tho
skins into one vessel and put the skins
| into another. Then simmer the pulp a
little and run it through colander TO
separate the seeds. Next put the skins
and pulp together and they are ready
for Juggling, or for pies. Pies prepared
in tins way are nearly as good as plum
pie, and that is very good. -E9cha@ge.
The following is said to be cheap,
simple and efficient way to cure sore
backs and old sores of any k'nl on
horses: Take white oak bark, peel the
ross OF. outside off, add water and boil il
down till it is as black as ink. WheT
cool, add to gallon OF the bark extrac
two ounces alum. Wash the affected
part two or three times q day unit
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1T is possible, says the Ne,o Eng1dnt
Farmer, to starve n horse to death in
few days. 1t is equally possible AM
with some men quite common to keep
horse so much in starved condition
that he win have little animal power o
strength to pay for what little food h
does get. It advises horse owners t.
feed we'll if they would have life AM
power in their horses, for it is food tina
gives power.
A writer in household journa
SAYS. 'There need be absolutely m
waste of bread. 1t is an excellent plal
. to cut the bread at the table rs it !
needed. This is easily managed b
having small round board, such a
sold for that purpose in every house
furnishing store. or ono can be made b
an Ingenious boy. Mine is of cherr
wood, with wreath of ivy leaves Gu
| around for Ornamental young girl
first attempt at wood-carving. Thel
there must be broad, sharp. thin
bladed knife for cutting the bread.
To make citron preserves cut th
rind in fancy shapes, notching the edge
nicely, then lay them in alum water
not too strong, ana let lnem renlaln ~
night, In the morning put in fres
,, alum water and boil few minutes. the
change them to clear water, hot, @
course, and boil till tender. Now pre-
pare the sirup, using one and ne-hal
, pounds of sugar and cup of water 70
each pound of r.nd. When the siru
is clear, put in the rind and boil til
transparent. If the flavor of ginger
liked, tic piece in thin muslin ba
and boil with the preserves, removin
it when they are done. These are dc
licious. IN. T. Times